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The Early Versions of the New Testament

Their Origin, Transmission, and Limitations

By: Bruce M. Metzger

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Hardcover | 6 October 1977

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This study describes all the versions of the New Testament made before A.D. 1000, providing an account of the scholarly investigation, textual analysis and progress of research on each version.

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Abbreviations	p. xvii
The Early Eastern Versions of the New Testament
The Syriac Versions	p. 3
The Introduction of Christianity Into Syria and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 4
The Diatessaron of Tatian	p. 10
Witnesses to Tatian's Diatessaron	p. 10
Diatessaric Problems and Research	p. 25
The Old Syriac Version	p. 36
Witnesses to the Old Syriac Version	p. 36
Characteristics of the Old Syriac Version	p. 39
Problems relating to the Old Syriac Version	p. 45
The Peshitta Syriac Version	p. 48
Noteworthy Manuscripts of the Peshitta New Testament	p. 48
Noteworthy Printed Editions of the Peshitta New Testament	p. 52
Problems concerning the Date and Textual Affinities of the Peshitta New Testament	p. 56
The Philoxenian and/or Harclean Syriac Version(s)	p. 63
The Nature of the Problem	p. 63
The Philoxenian Version	p. 65
The Harclean Version	p. 68
Harclean Passiontide Harmonies	p. 74
The Palestinian Syriac Version	p. 75
The Origin of the Version	p. 75
Noteworthy Manuscripts and Editions of the Palestinian Syriac Version	p. 78
Characteristics of the Palestinian Syriac Version	p. 80
Limitations of Syriac in Representing Greek	p. 83
The Coptic Versions	p. 99
The Introduction of Christianity Into Egypt and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 99
Early Manuscripts of the Coptic Versions	p. 108
The Sahidic Version	p. 109
The Achmimic Version	p. 114
The Sub-Achmimic Version	p. 115
The Middle-Egyptian Version	p. 117
The Fayyumic Version	p. 120
The Bohairic Version	p. 121
The Date and Mutual Relationship of the Coptic Versions	p. 125
Textual Affinities of the Coptic Versions	p. 133
Limitations of Coptic (Sahidic) In Representing Greek	p. 141
The Armenian Version	p. 153
The Introduction of Christianity Into Armenia and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 153
Early Manuscripts of the Armenian Version	p. 157
Noteworthy Features of the Armenian Version	p. 161
The Base of the Armenian Version	p. 164
Textual Affinities of the Armenian Version	p. 165
Limitations of Armenian in Representing Greek	p. 171
The Georgian Version	p. 182
The Introduction of Christianity Into Georgia and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 182
Early Manuscripts of the Georgian Version	p. 186
The Base of the Georgian Version	p. 190
Textual Affinities of the Georgian Version	p. 194
The Revised Georgian Version	p. 196
Limitations of Georgian In Representing Greek	p. 199
The Ethiopic Version	p. 215
The Introduction of Christianity Into Ethiopia and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 215
Early Manuscripts of the Ethiopic Version	p. 223
Printed Editions of the Ethiopic New Testament	p. 228
Textual Affinities of the Ethiopic Version	p. 232
The Gospels	p. 232
The Acts of the Apostles	p. 234
The Pauline Epistles	p. 236
The Catholic Epistles	p. 236
The Book of Revelation	p. 236
The Question of Syriac Influence	p. 238
Limitations of Ethiopic in Representing Greek	p. 240
Minor Eastern Versions	p. 257
The Arabic Versions	p. 257
The Origin of the Arabic Versions	p. 257
The Variety of Arabic Versions	p. 260
Early Manuscripts of the Arabic Versions	p. 261
Early Printed Editions of the Arabic Versions	p. 265
Textual Affinities of Early Arabic Manuscripts	p. 267
The Nubian Version	p. 268
The Persian Version	p. 274
The Sogdian Version	p. 279
The Caucasian Albanian Version	p. 282
The Early Western Versions of the New Testament
The Latin Versions	p. 285
The Old Latin Versions	p. 285
The Origin of the Old Latin Versions	p. 285
Manuscripts of the Old Latin Versions	p. 293
Editions of the Old Latin Versions	p. 319
Linguistic and Textual Characteristics of the Old Latin Versions	p. 322
The Vulgate	p. 330
Jerome's Early Training and Commission by Pope Damasus	p. 330
Noteworthy Manuscripts of the Vulgate	p. 334
Noteworthy Printed Editions of the Vulgate	p. 348
Problems concerning Jerome's Work as Reviser	p. 352
Limitations of Latin in Representing Greek	p. 362
The Gothic Version	p. 375
The Introduction of Christianity Among the Goths and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 375
The Gothic Manuscripts of the New Testament	p. 376
Characteristics of the Gothic Version	p. 382
Textual Affinities of the Gothic Version	p. 384
Limitations of Gothic in Representing Greek	p. 388
The Old Church Slavonic Version	p. 394
The Introduction of Christianity Among the Slavs and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 394
Manuscripts of the Old Church Slavonic Version	p. 404
Survey of Research on the Old Church Slavonic Version	p. 413
The Present State of Research on the Old Church Slavonic Version	p. 426
Limitations of Old Church Slavonic in Representing Greek	p. 431
Minor Western Versions	p. 443
The Anglo-Saxon Version	p. 443
The Introduction of Christianity into Britain and the Translation of the New Testament	p. 443
Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts of the Gospels	p. 448
Noteworthy Editions of the Anglo-Saxon Gospels	p. 452
Characteristics and Textual Affinities of the Anglo-Saxon Version	p. 453
The Old High German Versions	p. 455
The Monsee Fragments	p. 456
The German Tatian	p. 457
Otfrid's Liber Evangeliorum	p. 458
The Old Saxon (Old Low German) Version	p. 459
Appendix
Addenda to the Check-list of Old Latin Manuscripts of the New Testament	p. 461
Indexes
Names and Subjects	p. 465
Versional Manuscripts of the New Testament	p. 485
Passages of the New Testament	p. 492
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